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Talking Finances With Your Valentine

Jason Alderman | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Personal Budgeting, Financial Planning, Credit Counseling, Personal Finance Goals, Budgeting, Planning Financial Future, Personal Finance, Business News
Jason Alderman

On Valentine's Day, don't kill the mood with talk of budgets; but do make sure that before too much time passes, you reopen the doors of financial communication so you know you're both working toward the same goals.

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Catherine New

More Americans Charged The Holidays

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: American Express, Holidays, Capital One, Shopping, Spending, Credit Counseling, Christmas, Overspending, Consumers, Retail, Holiday Spending, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Discover Card, Black-Friday, Business News

In a turnaround from last year, shoppers were not afraid to pull out the plastic this holiday season. Spending on credit cards jumped 7 percent in Nov...

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How to Live on $0 a Day: My Expert Advice to Tim Geithner

Lesley Stern | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Financial Crisis, Credit Adviser, China, Financial Meltdown, Tim Geithner, Credit Counseling, Federal Budget Deficit, Finance, Budget, Federal Reserve, Congress, The Fed, Senate, Debt, Economic Crisis, Economy, Economic Disaster, Financial Advice, Credit, Debt Crisis, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Tim, Tim, Tim. You've been throwing around a lot of scary words like "disaster" and "hardship" and you seem a little tense. Don't freak out. You're a babe in the woods when it comes to financial hardship, so let me guide you through this.

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Bankruptcy Is the Cost of the Way the Credit Card Industry Does Business

Richard Gaudreau | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: College Students, Debt, Credit Cards, Credit Counseling, Bankruptcy, Chapter 13, Predatory Lending, Business News
Richard Gaudreau

One newspaper article in 1997 told me all I needed to know about the business model for the credit card industry. Beneficial National Bank, the cred...

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Feds Strengthen Debt Settlement Rules

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Debt Settlement, Federal Trade Commission, Credit Counseling, Healthy Living News
Jason Alderman

When faced with overwhelming debt, many people don't know where to turn: Should they file for bankruptcy, consolidate their debts into one loan to be ...

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Navigating Marriage's Financial Minefields

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Family Counseling, Personal Budgeting, Financial Planning, Credit Counseling, Healthy Living News
Jason Alderman

As with all challenges in a marriage, what starts as a small issue can grow into a large one, given enough time. It's not surprising that after being ...

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Financial Etiquette in the New Economy

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Personal Loans, Unemployment Insurance, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Credit Counseling, Home News
Jason Alderman

For many people, 2009 was a bumpy ride. Although the economy seems to be rebounding, times are still tough for those dealing with significant financia...

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Boomerang Kids? Get Ready for Boomerang Parents

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Online Tools, Budgeting, MyMoney.Gov, Personal Finance, Boomerang Parents, Credit Counseling, Eldercare, Healthy Living News
Jason Alderman

For family members used to their own independence, living together again can put emotional - and financial - strains on their relationships.

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